Coating or decorating apparatus



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EIASSS A. SNs-a-HAGEN COATING OR DECORATING APPARATUS 5 sheets-sheet 1Filed spt. 27. 1919 Jun@ i2, 21923.

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COATING- R DECORATNG APPARATUS.

Application filed September 2*?, 1919. Serial No. 326,706.

To all wh-0m it may concern.'

a sub`ect of the KinoV of Norwa residing at Drayton Grove, West Ealing,London, England, have invented certain new and -useful improvements inCoating or Decorating Apparatus, of which the following is thespecification.

This invention relatesl to apparatus for forming, coating or decoratingsweetmeats or other articles or bodies, and it refers to apparatus ofthe type ,forming the subject of British Letters Patent granted tomeunder Number 28948 of 1918, in which a number of nozzles are mountedupon a carriage which is capable of motion in all directions and throughwhich nozzles a stream of material, in a more or less viscid state isdirected to form or decorate the bodies as the case may b e.

The present inventionhas for its object certain improvements designedkto simplify the construction of machines such as that referred to andwhich improvements may in part be applied to and used in conjunctionwith the apparatus forming the subject of the aforesaid British LettersPatent No. 28948 of 1913.

According to the present invention I employ a hopper or container forthe material which hopper is somounted and supported that it is capableof universal movement, and which hopper is heated in any convenientmanner, ,for example by an electric resistance, in order to leep thecontents thereof at a temperature suiiicient to maintain it in thedesired liquid or viscid condition. The hopper or container is mountedupon a shaft or spindle which may conveniently be operated by foot poweror by means of an electric or other motor and upon which shaft the saidcontainer is mounted in a manner such that it may be swung by means of asuitable handle in a plane at a right angle to the line of said shaftormoved lengthwise thereof. n

The hopper at its lower end'is funnel shaped and has an opening oropenings formed therein through which, as will be presently more fullydescribed, the contents may be allowed to escape.

Running along the bottom of the hopper and disposed contiguous to theopening, is a shaft receiving motion by means of belt or other suitablegearing from the spindle from which the hoppermay be suspended.` r.lheshaft forms a closure for the discharge open-` infy or openings in thehopper and it has formed upon it circumferential channels or grooveswhich may be of any desired cross sectional outline, and which channelsform passages pern'iitting4 the escape of the contents Vof the saidhopper, the diameter of the main or unchannelled portion of the spindlebeing greater thanv the width of the dis` @5 charge opening in the saidhopper, said unchannelled portions preventing the passage of thematerial through'the discharge open; ing.

Provision is made by means of Scrapers for ensuring the removal anddischarge of the material from the grooves in the roller, and means isalso provided for regulating the amount of material in the grooves ofthe said roller.

In order that the invention may be the better understood drawings areappended in which l Fig. l is a side view of a machine according to thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a plan. v

Fig. 3 is an end view seen from thefout'er end ofthe hopper. n

Fig. et is a view to a larger scaleshowing the inner end of the hopper.35

Fig. 5 is a view showing the outer end of said hopper. f

Fig. 6 is a side view.

Fig. 7 is a cross section.

Fig, 8 is a. side view showing more clearly one ofthe Scrapers and thesupport therefor.

Fig. 9 is a plan of the underside of the, hopper. l

Fig. 10 is a plan of the top of the hopper.

Fig. ll is a side view. showing an ar- 9U' rangement whereby (the rolleris driven'by foot/power, and

Fig. 12 isa sectional view vshowing `more clearly the arrangement of thebrake, lwhereby the speed of motion of the hopper may be controlled.

Referring to rthe accompanying drawings, l indicates a pedestal uponwhich is adjustably mounted by means of the screws Zand nuts 3, atubular column 4;. The column el at its upper end is provided withbearings for a shaft 5 provided with the usual fast and loose pulleysindicated respectively by 6 and 7 and upon which shaft are also mountedpulleys 8 whereby motion may be im- 1,10

drum (41C) on shaft 10 and is connected to a pin (41d) projecting fromthe face of the aforesaid lever (41h).

lt Will be seen from the foregoing description that as motion isimparted'to the shaft 5 it Will be transmitted through chain 18 to theroller 16 Which rotating in the hopper Will convey a certain quantity ofthe material therein by means of grooves 23 to the outside of the hopperWhere it is removed in the form of long narrow strips by the Scrapers 82and falls upon a table not shown, but disposed beneath the hopper andupon which table the goods to be decorated or coated are placed. At thesame time the shaft 38 will be caused to rotate through the pulleys 8, 9and bevel Wheels 39a and 40. A rocking motion will thus be imparted tothe hopper by the rod 36 whereby a pattern or gure Will be produced forornamenting the goods. 1f desired, one of the pins 35 may be removedwhereby a lateral motion may be imparted to the hopper which Will againcause a variation in the pattern or ornamentation produced. Again therod 36 may be entirely disconnected from the hopper which Will then bestationary or can be operated by hand to produce any desired pattern orligure. As the speed of motion of the hopper may be controlled by meansof brake 41, it is evident that a great variety of patterns or iguresmay be produced. The handle 26, When the movements of the hopper arehand-controlled, is utilized not only to control the passage of thematerial from the feed roller but to elfect the movements of the saidhopper.

. As already stated, the roller Within the hopper, may be driven by footpower in which case a treadle (44a) may be provided pivotally connectedby means of a rod (45) with a band-Wheel or pulley (46) supported fromthe pedestal (1). Motion is transmitted by a belt (48) from the pulley(46) to a second pulley (47) mounted upon the aforesaid spindle or shaft(5) to which is secured the chain Wheel (18) before referred to, andfrom Which motion is transmitted by chain (18") to chain Wheel (18a).

Instead of or in addition to means for heating the contents of thehopper, provision may be made for cooling same.

I may if desired provide for the admission of compressed air to thehopper.

Claims.

l. A machine for decorating, forming or coating sweetmeats comprising aihopper so supported as to be capable of movement by hand in horizontaldirections and a roller located in the hopper for removing the materialtherefrom, means for securing the discharge of material from the roller,such means controlled by the same hand.

2. A machine for decorating, forming `or coating sweetmeats comprising ahopper so supported as to be held against turning movement and capableof movement in all horizontal directions and a roller located in thehopper for removing the material therefrom, means for securing thedischarge of material from the roller, such means controlled by hand.

3. A machine'for decorating, forming or coating sweetmeats comprising ahopper so supported as to .be held against turning movement and capableof movement of translation by handin horizontal directions and a rollerlocated in the hopper for removing the material therefrom, means forsecuring the discharge of materialfrom the roller such means controlledby the same hand.

4. A machine for decorating, forming or coating sweetmeats comprising ahopper so supported as to be capable of movement by hand; a rollerlocated in said hopper, handcontrolled means for removing the materialtherefrom, said hopper and means being adapted for simultaneous controlby the same hand. i

5. A machine for decorating, forming or coating sWeetmeats comprising ahopper so supported as to be capable of movement by hand in horizontaldirections, a roller located in the hopper; hand-controlled means formoving the material therefrom, both the movement of the hopper and thedischarge of material therefrom being controlled by one hand; and a handbrake for regulating the speed of removing material from the hopper.

6. A machine for decorating, forming or coating sweetmeats comprising ahopper so supported as to be capable of movement by hand and foot-drivenmeans located in the hopper for removing the material therefrom, suchmeans being also controlled by hand. f.

7. A machine for decorating, forming or coating sweetmeats comprising ahopper so supported as to be capable of movement by hand in allhorizontal directions and footdriven means located in the hopper forremoving the material therefrom, such means being also controlled byhand.

8. A machine fordecorating, forming or coating sweetmeats comprising ahopper so supported as to be capable of movement by hand in horizontaldirections and footdriven means located in the hopper for removing thematerial therefrom, such means being also controlled by hand, and ahandbra-ke for regulating the speed of removing material from thehopper.

9. A machine for decorating, forming or coating svveetmeats comprising ahopper so supported as to be capable of movement in all horizontaldirections, a discharge opening in said hopper, a feed roller adjacentsaid opening, peripheral grooves in said roller', Scrapers engaging saidgrooves tof ref-A .v

rnove the" nfrateriial therefrom, a handleufor moving said hopperys'aidhandle also con.-` trolling the' p'osti'onof the serapers to vthe amountremove'clnfronr the hopper.

1); A irraehfineM for` cllecoratng; forming or coating sweetineatscomprising, va' Ahopper Vso `supported` asto le capable ofv nrovernentin all horizontal dfirefotiorrs 'dis'oharge'*e,ope-ns4 ing in saidhopper, a feed roller-adjacentsai'd opening, peripheral grooves in saidroller,l scrapers engagingl said grooves to remove the materialtherefrom', hand'Y ao# tuated means for *operating the ser'apers to xvarythe amount of materialy removed from the' roller, means foreffecting the movement of said hopper, a hand controlled brake for.

- regulating. the speed of mov'einent'of the n hopper.. I

11h A machine 'for formi-ng; decorating 01's' 20 coating saveetrreats;comprising a hopper-j so supported as to becapalol'e oyf movementin allhorizon-ta'lv4 cli-rections,V a' diSChargeopening in said/hoppen: a feedrol-ler adjacent roller,v foot ydrivenf meansfoperatngvsaidroller,scrapers engaging' saiol grooves to remove the rn-aterlaltherefrom, ahandle for moving sad hopper said. handle alsojoon-ktrolling the position of the Scrapers to vary Y the amount rer'novedfreinv thei hopper,.-y

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